- To be considered -
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- Suggested study of Roman Imperialism and correlative
analysis of present Euro/American crusade in Afghanistan and Iraq. These
are classic punitive wars on the Roman model as opposed to wars of initial
conquest.
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- The aim of such wars against populations of client states
who have either rebelled outright, refused to follow imperial edicts or
not paid tribute are severe.
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- We enlist a policy of destruction specfically aimed at
non-combatants to drive the regions targeted into utter submission and
to create an example for the rest to learn from. Killing of women and children,
rape and the humiliation of men unable to protect their loved ones is
a key element of this strategy. Witness Palestine and various proxy wars
in Africa.
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- A microcosm of punitive war is played out daily by petty
racketeers on the mean streets of the world's mega cities where organized
crime - hint - extorts obedience through the proverbial brick throught
the window or shot up establishment. Often much worse, but nothing near
as wretched as the wholesale slaughter and torture inflicted by law abiding,
official nation states in punitive wars.
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- It is curious the outrage over the modest torture in
the prison protocols of the British/American Empire compared with the torture
of women and children in this, a punitive war. A man terrorized by a dog
is worthy of international outrage and condemnation, while an Iraqi or
Afghani child, its guts blown out, scorched, not dead, half buried in rubble
and partly crushed, conscious, its mother only centimeters away in equally
bad condition, slowly dying together in a claustraphobic nightmare, the
horrified husband digging fruitlessly with bloodied hands through the wrecked
concrete, hearing their cries........this is not torture? It is planned
torture in a punitive war.
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- Our definitions and priorities are strangely skewed when
it comes to "torture". The sanctions were imeasurably more despicable
as a means of torture against women and children than the naughty pictures
shown on TV. Let us not forget the role of the official left's much ballyhooed
United Nations in the sinister and repulsive sanctions.
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- The current vote of the security council validating the
US/European invasion of Iraq , after our country has disgraced itself
and sent the treasury into the abyss over this manipulation, is telltale
to all who still idealize the U.N. Not to say there aren't some very fine
people and programs there, But..........
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- I heard a pundit on the radio discussing "France
and Germany Together", the joint declaration of each country's respective
ambassadors to the U.S. just prior to the invasion of Iraq. . I have
been trying to discuss the new Franco German alliance in terms of the present
horror show with any number of parties who would care to listen and was
relieved to hear it mentioned in terms of expansionist policies of the
E.U.with the USA called upon as a great friend and supporter. I suggest
that it is part and parcel of the recolonization of former European and
American territories through instruments like the U.N., despite protestations
of the non-aligned countries not on the security council.
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- Our troops are Dragoons, mercenaries, commonwealth soldiers.
Same as it's ever been.
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- There are no innocents in this among the "great
powers", only manipulation and squabbling over the spoils. The people
in France and Germany are O.K, they want us to stop and listen to their
reason. After the security council vote, they must also realize the larger
picture and the futility of nationalistic pride and outrage over "bad
America".
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- As for 911, the pretext for both invasions, the whole
picture is not nearly at hand, yet.
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- One hears with some consternation the eastern establishment
official left constantly harping on the U.S. this and George Bush that
blame game, without much clue to the larger picture. In fairness, they
try, but not too hard.
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- At this point, what rational thinking person could look
at the President and think that this pathetic, pitiable individual is responsible
for this intricately scripted puntive war ?
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- I have asked that the kind reader study the Roman model
of punitive war not as an idle history lesson, but to suggest that these
strategems of power have stayed intact a great many years. Why decry Bush!
Is it really Bush, the bad man, who "stupidly" embarked on an
"illconceived and reckless foreign policy that must be corrected by
more moderate politicians?" What folly. Banking and Finance Capitalism,
Insurance ,the Maritime and Aerospace Transport Industries, Oil and Mining
would be better objects of scrutiny. At least on one level, that is.
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- Ah, but it is so much easier to blame the king.....the
king is a fink! down with the king! Sacrifice Mr. Expendable!
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- Suggested positive action rather than one day party protests
and sloganeering:
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- Adjust your lifestyle, do not engage in mass production
and consumption, destroy your TV. Try now and then to gently and respectfully
alert those who do not agree with you to new information revealing much
of what is relayed on this informative web site (thank you, Jeff).
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- Transitory labels such as "liberal" or "conservative"
and various other forms of name calling are unproductive. The cause of
Liberty and Justice involves hard work. Internet voyeur addiction to chicken
little scenarios and smug self gratification involving end of the world
predictions can be perversely entertaining, but are no substitute for positive
action.
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- Consequently, we should scrutinize ourselves also and
not necessarily heap all blame on the captains of industry and the "evil"
bankers. Our fundamental change towards a healthier, sustainable lifestyle,
physically and mentally, will prevent infestation of parasites that need
a weak host to infect. A contributor to this web site, a Mr. Krakow, has
suggested this. Mr. Rense, that inveterate health nut, seems to suggest
the same good sense as well.
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- Voting in rigged elections for tweedledum or tweedledee
and a new and improved "great leader" indicates failure mode
in progress for what is left of the citizen Republic.
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- Those kids who sit in old redwood trees, wear funky clothes,
grow their own quality food and try to say nice things to people, there's
a start.....
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- Neal
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